PCEP Python Functions Fundamentals Quiz

1. What does *args represent in a function definition?

Keyword arguments as a dictionary

Positional arguments as a tuple

Required arguments only

Optional arguments only

2. What is the purpose of the 'pass' statement in a function?

To return from a function

To skip the function

To provide a placeholder when no code is needed

To pass variables between functions

3. In Python, can a function call itself?

No, it will cause an error

Yes, this is called recursion

Only if it's a lambda function

Only in special cases

4. What does the 'global' keyword do inside a function?

Creates a new global variable

Declares intent to use a global variable

Makes a local variable accessible globally

Deletes a global variable

5. The syntax for a lambda function is: lambda ____: expression

Parameters

Args

Body

Return

6. What is a lambda function in Python?

A named function definition

An anonymous function defined with lambda keyword

A function that always returns None

A function with no parameters

7. Which of these demonstrates correct use of a keyword argument?

Greet('Alice', greeting='Hi')

Greet(greeting='Hi', 'Alice')

Greet('Alice', 'Hi')

Greet(greeting, 'Hi')

8. What is the difference between arguments and parameters?

They are the same thing

Parameters are in the definition; arguments are in the call

Arguments are in the definition; parameters are in the call

Arguments must be named; parameters are positional

9. A function can return multiple values by returning a ____.

List

Tuple

Dictionary

All of the above

10. What does **kwargs represent in a function definition?

Positional arguments as a tuple

Keyword arguments as a dictionary

Required keyword arguments

Default parameters

11. What keyword is used to define a function in Python?

Def

Function

Func

Define

12. Which keyword allows a function to accept a variable number of arguments?

*args

**kwargs

Both *args and **kwargs

Varargs

13. In 'def greet(name='Guest'):', what is 'Guest'?

A variable

An argument

A default value

A return value

14. What is a default parameter in a function?

A parameter that must always be provided

A parameter with a preset value if not provided

A parameter used only once

A parameter that returns None

15. Which statement exits a function and sends a value back to the caller?

Exit

Return

Send

Output

16. How do you call a function named 'calculate' with arguments 5 and 3?

Call calculate(5, 3)

Calculate(5, 3)

Execute calculate 5 3

Run calculate[5, 3]

17. What is the scope of a variable defined inside a function?

Global

Local

Module

Class

18. In the function definition 'def add(a, b):', what are 'a' and 'b' called?

Arguments

Parameters

Variables

Return values

19. What does a function with no return statement explicitly return?

0

None

False

An empty string

20. Which of the following is a valid function definition?

Def greet(): print('Hello')

Function greet(): print('Hello')

Def greet print('Hello')

Def greet:() print('Hello')